Prawn and Chicken Pomelo Salad

Dad went on a trip to Penang with his qigong clique, they stopped by Ipoh and someone in the group, a datin if not mistaken, gave each of them 2 Tambun pomelos each. Mom gave me one and since there are 2 of us in the house who eat this, so I decided to make a light lunch out of it.



This is my simple version of Prawn and Chicken Pomelo Salad, seasoning to be adjusted according to taste. I broke apart about 4 segments of pomelo (this one is surprisingly very sweet) and kept in the fridge. Then I steamed a piece of butterflied chicken breast and some shelled prawn on separate plates in my electric steamer. Once the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred it using fingers into thin strips. Chuck chicken and prawns into the pomelo and return to fridge.

For the dressing, muddle these together in a mortar and pestle:

zest of 2 limes and juice from 3
2 tsp caster sugar
1 chopped red chilli (can sub with chilli padi)
1 stalk finely sliced lemongrass
1 stalk finely sliced bunga kantan (Torch Ginger Flower)
about 3 tbsp fish sauce


Pour the dressing (remember to adjust the fish sauce, sugar and lime juice according to your taste) into the pomelo mixture. Sprinkle in chopped spring onion and mix well. It would be great with some chopped coriander leaves but since Capt'n Hook doesn't like them so I omitted. Actually some chopped peanuts or cashew nuts would bring this salad to a greater height.


Easy peasy... almost as good as the one at Rama V that I had with Miss Sweet 16 ;-)



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Restaurant Dubrovnik, An Evening With Bloggers

With a kitchen helmed by Chef Zoran Djumic and restaurant front managed by his beautiful daughter, Dina, Restaurant Dubrovnik is the first and only Croatian restaurant in town and most probably in SEA too. Capt'n Hook and I have the privilege to attend an evening with the bloggers hosted by Dina and Chef Zoran by way of invitation by Frat and Alice George Communication (AGC). It's nice to meet some old friends like ThamJiak, FBB, beauty queen, Cumi & Ciki, Wilson, TNG and etc and new as well like Taufulou and FoodnTravella.



We were a little late and missed the intro of the place and the drinks placed on the table. I was told later that we're supposed to taste all of them using a straw errmmm something not that hygienic with the prevailing A(H1N1). I can't really get the full taste of the drinks so can't comment much.

The first 2 dishes that arrived were orzo with prawns in tomato sauce and spaghetti with prawns tossed in garlic, olive oil and white wine sauce. The orzo looked like paella to me as the pasta looked like tiny grain but others thought they resembled risotto. I like the spaghetti as it tasted light.

Next we have some appetisers rolling out, spinach cooked in goat's milk which I thought initially it was done with cheese as it's rather rich. Sue Lynn commented this would be great as a dip which I agreed with her. We then have button mushrooms done in two way. We loved the baked potato skins. The mash potatoes filling is fluffy and topped with 2 types of cheeses before being grilled.

The lamb peka (yikes no pics taken? must be busy eating :p) were baked under an iron bell known as peka in a wood burning oven. The meat is tender, nary any gamey smell but Capt'n Hook and I find the lamb a tad too salty to our taste. We also have lamb burger... actually I asked the server what meat and she told me beef as I sat too far back to hear Dina introducing the dishes. Found out the meat was lamb when I started reading the blogs LOL... anyway just like Cumi, my piece was a tad salty as well but the homemade bun is nice. The dish that is almost similar to a Hungarian goulash was one of my fave. The meatballs hidden underneath the gravy and cheese topping were tasty.

The highlight of the night is Chef Zoran himself, demonstrating how to make Crepe Suzette by the table. I guess everyone were excited with the thought of the liquors used to flambe this famous French dessert. The bloggers were busy clicking away when the action starts. I had the third and last batch of the crepe... not enough sauce definitely, the crepe did not get soak through properly but the flavours are there.

It has been a lovely evening indeed. Thank you Chef Zoran, Dina, Frat and AGC for hosting the dinner.

Restaurant Dubrovnik
J-0G-14, ,
No. 2 Jalan Solaris, Mont Kiara,
50480 Kuala Lumpur

Click here for map

Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11.30am - 11.30pm

Review: Mrs Macgregor Seeded Wholemeal Loaf

Thanks to the pimping by FBB, at least I know it's safe to grab a loaf of Mrs Macgregor bread off the shelf without wondering if they're good or not. Ahhhh I love product reviews... at least I can purchase tanpa was-was LOL.

I got this Mrs Macgregor Seeded Wholemeal Loaf (RM7) from Village Grocer. While I was deciding which type of bread to get, a lady with a waistpouch was busy checking them out too. She gave me a smile and I smiled back. After grabbing my loaf, I looked back as I walked away, and saw her checking and arranging the Mrs Macgregor breads. Ahhhh hmmm perhaps that's Mrs Macgregor herself?



Back to the loaf, I'm a sucker for bread... especially these lovely healthy ones. Unlike FBB and Capt'n Hook who will slather thick salted butter on them, I like varieties... jam, lemon curd, peanut butter, nutella, marmite/bovril and yes, the list can go on and on but for this Seeded Wholemeal Loaf, I first tried with butter. I tell ya, I was on glorious shangrila. The bread even though it's of wholemeal type but the texture is pillowy soft.

I had 4 slices for breakie that morning LOL. The next day, I had them with peanut butter... oooo needless to say, it was good too. I can't stop myself from having more than my fair share of slices hahaha. The only bad thing was sighhh... why lah I have to stay so far away from Bangsar?? *sobs*

You can get Mrs Macgregor breads at Village Grocer at Bangsar Village or Rocky Coffee Shop at Jalan Telawi 5 or call Mrs Macgregor at 016-2389313.


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Leftover Chicken Satay

There are times when one host a party and the host, being typical Asian, will order loads of food. At the end of the party, there are usually heaps of leftovers. The host will beg the guests to help clear off some of the leftovers by tarpau (packing) them back. Ever being in this situation? Hahaha I'm sure somehow or rather we're faced with this, well I'm one of them... no, I'm not the host but the victim LOL. I had a bag of chicken satay forced on me, luckily the host packed some satay sauce along too.

To clear the satay off, I removed the chicken meat from the skewers. Pour the sauce into a wok/pot and add some water, just enough to cover the meat. When it comes to a boil, chuck in the chicken meat. You can adjust the seasoning (salt and sugar) now to your taste. Turn down the heat, put on the lid and simmer till meat is soften and sauce is thicken up. Dish up and serve hot with rice.




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And So They're...

...actually going thru the green beans picking and sieving out the bad ones whilst yakking away!

LOL so did any of you guessed correctly?


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Happy Deepavali

Wishing All A Wonderful Deepavali!!!

Terry Fox Run 2009

We missed last year's run even though we were all ready with our tees. I guess we can't afford to miss this year's run then. The run is on 1 November 2009 at the Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur. There is no registration fee and the official t-shirt for the run is RM25 which will be available from today onwards. The run is approximately 5km for the adults and 3.5km for the family run.

For corporate teams, the words TEAM XXXX can be embroidered on the left sleeve. Any font / colour / size (reasonable) is acceptable but no pictorial logos are allowed. Team t-shirts are priced at RM30 and will have to be ordered 2 weeks in advance. Kindly note that this year's t-shirt is black.

Sizes	Chest	Length
2	22	16
4	24	17
3XS	28	20
2XS	30	21
XS	32	22
S	36	25
M	42	29
L	44	30
XL	46	31
2XL	48	32
3XL	52	34

There are 4 confirmed places for the sale of the t-shirts :

1) Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation (CARIF), 2nd Floor, Outpatient Centre, Sime Darby Medical Centre (From 15th Oct, Mon to Fri, 9.00am to 5.00pm)

2) Canadian High Commission, Menara Tan & Tan, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur (From 15th Oct, Mon to Thurs, 8.30am to 12.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Fridays 8.30am to 12.00pm)

3) Foyer, Menara Citibank, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur (from 26th Oct to 30th Oct 12.00 to 2.00pm)

4) 1 Utama (23rd, 24th & 25th October - 10am to 9.00pm)

The schedule for other locations Bangsar Village and Bangsar Shopping centre and will be confirmed by the second week of October.

Run route and the location map will be available in a week's time. For more details check Carif's Terry Fox Run 2009.